Spectacular Neanderthal find reopens debate about earliest 'burials'
The discovery of a virtually complete Neanderthal skeleton in Northern Iraq is set to reopen the debate about whether our closest ancient human relatives buried their dead.
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Children’s Laureate delivers Roscoe Lecture
The Roscoe Lecture, named ‘What do you think about when you think of nothing?’ entails the strange concept that meditating and clearing the mind often throws up a lot of questions- which is exactly what you are not meant to be doing
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Students at the Heart Conference
A Quick Update - blog by the conference team
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Liverpool’s key position in creating more active and healthy communities across the Globe
A worldwide network of active cities is set to expand following a knowledge-sharing event attended by ten different countries.
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Personality is consistent according to cockroaches
A team of scientists from Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Manchester have released the findings of a personality study.
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Food outlet labelling could cut heart deaths - study
Study in The Lancet models impact of government policy with more widespread 'calorie' labelling
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Research: Virtual reality proves violence breeds violence
Simulation predicts history of violence in certain individuals
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Human-altered ecosystems
What can fossil bones tell us about the ecology and behaviour of extinct species? In two recent publications, Dr Carlo Meloro from the School of Natural Sciences and Psychology has worked with international teams to demonstrate how we can interpret palaeoecology (the ecology of fossil animals and plants) of extinct wild dogs by looking at their fore-limb and skull shape.
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New LGBT+ Research Hub
New LGBT+ Reserach Hub for staff at LJMU.
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Research active staff urged to join focus groups
Research active staff are being invited, by the LJMU Concordat Steering Group, to participate in a focus group on the research environment and culture at LJMU.